Article #1 http://www.springerlink.com/content/n1140486nl56x118/fulltext.pdf I chose this article because it touches on wikis and some copyright issues that we talked about in class. It touches on the idea of the internet as being a resource, but also a "new" feature for many. Personally, I don't find it to be something intimidating on its own, but as far as teaching with it - it does seem a bit intimidating. The article is useful in a "rules and guidelines" type of way, but now as interesting as others I found, so I put another on here that relates to teaching with wikis.
I found this article on the wiki website under the "Education" link. It is about a biology teacher who was struggling to keep her students interested and fell into the trap of lecturing and worksheets. She claims that "The technology isn't going to make education better; the technology will allow our teaching to change." This article demonstrates that change isn't a negative aspect within teaching - this teacher turned around the way her students learned and they came out enjoying it. One of her students said "It's making us understand things better because we're getting in-depth now...And it's better than just sitting in class and taking notes." This teacher used her wiki to enhance her classroom and in the end she was more satisfied as a teacher.
Although this is an American article it is very useful because it explains what an Acceptable Use Policy is and why we use them. The most interesting part of this article is the fact that schools have turned to AUPs instead of banning technology/internet, which they refer to as "proactive education."
http://www.springerlink.com/content/n1140486nl56x118/fulltext.pdf
I chose this article because it touches on wikis and some copyright issues that we talked about in class. It touches on the idea of the internet as being a resource, but also a "new" feature for many. Personally, I don't find it to be something intimidating on its own, but as far as teaching with it - it does seem a bit intimidating. The article is useful in a "rules and guidelines" type of way, but now as interesting as others I found, so I put another on here that relates to teaching with wikis.
Article #2
http://www.edutopia.org/wiki-teacher
I found this article on the wiki website under the "Education" link. It is about a biology teacher who was struggling to keep her students interested and fell into the trap of lecturing and worksheets. She claims that "The technology isn't going to make education better; the technology will allow our teaching to change." This article demonstrates that change isn't a negative aspect within teaching - this teacher turned around the way her students learned and they came out enjoying it. One of her students said "It's making us understand things better because we're getting in-depth now...And it's better than just sitting in class and taking notes." This teacher used her wiki to enhance her classroom and in the end she was more satisfied as a teacher.
Acceptable Use Policy Article
AUP
Although this is an American article it is very useful because it explains what an Acceptable Use Policy is and why we use them. The most interesting part of this article is the fact that schools have turned to AUPs instead of banning technology/internet, which they refer to as "proactive education."